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Home / Hospitals / Ohio / Defiance / Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
CAverage · score 47/100 · #73 of 138 in Ohio

Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital

1404 East Second Street, Defiance, OH 43512 · Acute care hospital · Proprietary

CMS overall rating 4 of 5above median among Ohio acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1

Why Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital is graded C

Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Ohio hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.

Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital at a Glance

C 47/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 4 of 5.
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Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 4 measures (net +0).
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Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 1 measures (net +0).
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Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 1 better, 1 worse of 8 measures (net +0).
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Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 8 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
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Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: Ohio, acute care hospitals · CMS record 360270 · How we grade.

Hospital details

Address1404 East Second Street, Defiance, OH 43512
Phone(419) 782-8444
CountyDEFIANCE
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipProprietary
Emergency servicesYes

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